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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

Georgia rates for HCPCS 31624

During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis. This technique, called lavage, samples a broader area than brushing or simple washing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,173

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,173 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$186 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$631 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,571Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 8.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Georgia· 42nd of 51

$1,173

$282 physician + $891 facility

CO $4,192WV $514

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.